Just to pour a little more gas on the flame -- Other foreign designs the US Military has procured: AV-8A and AV-8B Harriers, T-45A Goshawks, Canberra bombers and recce aircraft, Spitfires, Mosquitoes, and of course, all of our fighters in the First World War. And those are just what come to mind easily. The fact is, the USAF was forced by Congress into running a competition when it wanted to buy Boeings. It ran what was probably the most fair and open competition in it's history, and low and behold the underdog offered a better aircraft. Now many elected officials are crying foul. What else can the AF do? We need the aircraft, and we need them yesterday. The time to raise questions about the validity of a Northrop/EADS entry has long past. What we need to focus on now is getting the production line humming. Period.